TIM PAMPLIN, LOCAL 4. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, TIM. WE HAVE ALL AGREED THAT SOMETHING MUST BE DONE TO FIX THE ROADS. AND RIGHT NOW LAWMAKERS ARE DOING SOME LATE NIGHT DEAL MAKING IN LANSING. MULTIPLE OPTIONS WE UNDERSTAND ARE IN PLAY. AND THEY ALL MEAN ONE THING. A TAX HIKE FOR ALL OF US. OUR MARA MACDONALD JOINS US LIVE. MARA THE PUSH IS ON TO GET A DEAL DONE, ISN'T IT? CARMEN, THAT'S RIGHT. WITHIN THE NEXT THREE DAYS, YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS ONE. THIS IS WHAT WE ARE DEALING WITH. AND IT IS NOT THAT LEGISLATORS DO NOT KNOW IT EXISTS. IT IS NOT THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT COMPLAINING ABOUT IT. THE REAL QUESTION BECOMES, ARE THEY GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. RIGHT NOW SOURCES SAYING THERE IS MAYBE A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF ANYTHING REALLY GETTING DONE IN LANSING. I MEAN, COME ON. ROADS DETERIORATED TO THE POINT THAT REBAR IS TICK INOUT THROUGH THE PAVEMENT. WAITING TO DAMAGE YOUR CAR. THIS IS NOT JUST A PODUNK SIDE STREET. BUT DAVIS AND FREEWAY SERVICE DRIVE. HOW BAD IS IT? YOU CANNOT DRIVE A STRAIGHT LINE FOR A FOOT. ROADS ARE SO BAD THAT I WAS DRIVING ON THE DAVIS SERVICE DRIVE AND I THOUGHT I WAS IN A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY AND THEN I GOT TO THE CORNER AND I REALIZED I WAS IN HIGHLAND PARK MICHIGAN. ROADS ARE TERRIBLE. NOW, THE ARGUING OVER HOW TO FIX IT IS IN HIGH GEAR IN LANSING. GAS STACKS TAX, SALE TAX, COMBINATION. AND SOURCES SAY QUICK FIX IS NOT LOOKING PROMISING. NOT BECAUSE THEY DO NOT SEE THE PROBLEM. BUT BECAUSE, IT IS AN ELECTION YEAR. I DON'T THINK THE VOTES ARE THERE ON THE REPUBLICAN SIDE. SO IT WOULD REQUIRE A LOT OF VOTES FROM DEMOCRATS. IF DEMOCRATS WARRANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PASSING A TAX HIKE IN A ELECTION YEAR, GO AHEAD. BACK HERE LIVE. SOME THINGS TO THINK ABOUT. BECAUSE IT HAS TAKEN SO LONG TO GET DEFINITIVE ACTION GOING. ROAD BUILDERS WILL TELL YOU THEY MISSED THE SEASON TO MAKE REAL CHANGES. RIGHT NOW, OR WITHIN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS. IN ADDITION WE ARE TOLD THE TALKS ARE STILL ON GOING IN LANSING. THAT A LOT IS UP FOR DISCUSSION. NOBODY HAS CLOSED THE DOOR YET. BUT STILL, CARMEN, IT DOES NOT LOOK PROMISING FOR THIS WEEK. NOBODY WANTS TO RAISE TAXS IN AN ELECTION YEAR AND WHAT ABOUT A VOTE ONCE THE GENERAL ELECTION IS OVER IN NOVEMBER? WELL, FOR LAME DUCK. RIGHT. EXACTLY. AND SOME LEGISLATORS WILL TELL YOU THEY THINK THEY WOULD HAVE AN EASIER TIME VOTING FOR A TAX INCREASE ONCE THE GENERAL ELECTION IS OVER. COULD WE SEE ACTION ON THIS, THIS YEAR? YES, POSSIBLY. AND THEN, AGAIN, THERE IS ALWAYS NEXT YEAR TOO. BACK TO YOU. OKAY.

DETROIT -

We've all agreed something must be done to fix the roads. And right now, lawmakers are doing some late night deal-making in Lansing.

Multiple options are in play, but they all mean one thing -- a tax hike for everyone.

Detroit roads are to the point that rebar is sticking out through the pavement, just waiting to do damage to your car.

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"You can't drive a straight line for a foot," said Danita Ford, of Highland Park.

"Our roads are so bad, terrible," said Reginald Bennett, of Highland Park.

Now, the arguing over how to fix it is in high gear in Lansing. Will there be a gas tax, sales tax or perhaps a combo of both?

Sources told Local 4 that a quick fix for this isn't looking promising; not because they don't see the problem but because it's an election year.

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